albert martin



J. A. MARTIN.

GAME BOARD.

. (No Model.)

No. 878,174. Patented M81 6, 1888.

HUI INN]!!! HH' li'lvemior I W6 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. ALBERT MARTIN, OF CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TOHENRY G. SHARP AND JAMES N. TEEPLE, OF SAME PLACE.

GAME-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,174, dated March 6,1888.

Application filed May 3, 1887. Serial No. 236,963. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. ALBERT MARTIN, of Oharlestown, Clarke county,Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Game-Boards; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and accuratedescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure l is a perspective view of my gamero board.Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.

A is the field-board. I prefer to make it circula'r and to placearoundits periphery a raised margin or ledge, 79, to prevent the playingI5 pieces from escaping off the field; but neither the circular figurenor the band is essential. I also prefer to provide supporting-feet forthe board A. At the center of the field there is a small post, d, madeof elastic rubber. At a distance of about five inches from the center ofthe post (I a circle, 6, is inscribed, and immediately exterior to saidcircle and equidistantly arranged there are several holes, f,

I preferably four; butthe number may be greater 2 5 or less. The holespass through the board A, and are, for convenience, provided with thepockets or drawers G to receive the playingpieces, which pass throughsaidholes. Each holef is provided on the exterior with a maro gin orledge, h, projecting upward from thesnrface of the table or field A,toarrest any playing-piece which may be projected or caused to move acrossthe holef. At about six inches exterior to the line e another circle,2', concen- 5 tric with the circle 6, is inscribed on the field A. Thisis the line from which all shots are made.

The game is played with circular or disk playing-pieces k, less indiameter than the 40 diameter of the holesf, so that they will passfreely through said holes. It is contemplated to provide each playerwith, say, seven of such counters differently colored. for each player,and the contemplation of the game is to drive 5 said disks k, by ablow.of the finger, from the line i into the circle a, resting there,and incidentally to drive the adversarys disks from the field within thecircle 0 and through one of the holesf, when the disk so pocketedbecomes permanently withdrawn from the game; but the particular orderand rules forplaying, counting, &c., cannot be given herein, becausethey may be varied indefinitely without in any way changing the devicewhich is the subject of this patent. U

I am aware that a game-board has heretofore been made with holes nearthe center of the field and ducts therefrom leading down through thetable to pockets at its margin, and that ledges were erected on thetable behind said holes; but that gaineboard differed from mine in theseparticulars: it was intended to be played with balls driven with a cue.The ledges were placed at a considerable dis tance from the holes, andtheir ends were exe tended so as to inclose the central part of thetable, leaving only narrow passageways. It had no central stud and nosurface-ring to indicate play inglimils. It therefore was differentlyconstructed and played in a different manner.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. The game-board A, providedwith the center post, a, the circles e t, concentric with said post, andthe pocket-holes 1, provided 7 with the ledges h, exterior to the circlee, substantially as set forth.

2. The game-board A, provided with the circles e t, pocket-holesf,provided with ledges h, and the pockets or drawers G, to receive theplaying-pieces when driven into said holes.

3. A game board or device consisting of a circular field-board, A,provid d with a marginal ledge, b, concentric circles e i, inscribed onthe field, a central post, 07, and holesf, pro vided with ledges 71,combined with disks k for playing-pieces, as set forth.

J. ALBERT MARTIN.

